WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Sovereignty,” a play by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle, had its world premiere at D.C.’s Arena Stage on Jan. 24. There could not have been a more appropriate time for the play when women’s voices are being heard to change the world.

WASHINGTON, DC - Soprano Kathleen Battle performed a program of traditional spirituals in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday that left no doubt that she still is one of the most acclaimed singers of her day.

LAUREL – “House,” a comedy written by up-and-coming playwright Daniel Johnston and directed by Susan Brall, ended a two-week run until Jan. 20 at the Laurel Mill Playhouse. Based on Johnston’s witty script, he is a playwright to watch in the next few years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Many history buffs know the story of Harriet Tubman, the former slave from Dorchester County, who escaped to freedom and later helped other slaves accomplish the same.

But not everyone knows Tubman’s lesser known life chapters. The “Moses of Her People” also became a Union spy and scout during the Civil War, guerilla operative for the Union Army, and even a nurse who dispensed herbal remedies to soldiers who were dying from infection and disease.

NORTH BRENTWOOD – Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) is located within the first municipality in Prince George’s County which was incorporated by African Americans.

North Brentwood is the home of this unique destination where the community is invited to feel inspired by the cultivation and preservation of the cultural and artistic contributions of African Americans in Prince George’s County.